The Lincolnshire community has spoken on whether they think Skegness gets a fair deal when it comes to investment in the town.

As reported previously, it was said the resort was being “robbed blind” as East Lindsey District Council raked in thousands of pounds over the August bank holiday weekend in car parking charges, with a total of £49,486 raised.

People are angry that the money made in Skegness is not being put back into the town. Pictured is bags of rubbish from the bank holiday weekend.

Councillor Phil Gaskell says the “millions of pounds” brought in by the seaside town is not being invested back into Skegness and foreshore.

But the council says that while the resort generates significant sums of money in the season, it also costs a significant amount to run.

They say the facilities, attractions, cleaning and management of the foreshore requires a high level of spending throughout the year.

We carried out a poll on whether you, the public, think Skegness gets a fair deal when it comes to public spending.

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Lincolnshire Live can reveal that 87 per cent of people believed the town was not getting a fair share – with 13 per cent saying it does.

The public has spoken in our poll

And several comments have emerged on social media relating to the town’s lack of funds.

Allan Greaves said: “I went to Skegness town centre on Bank Holiday Monday. I can't believe what a dive it is. Sorry but never again. This place has gone downhill big time.”

Mark Beadman-Newitt said: “Skegness is underinvested. We should have more money from things that generate a lot of money.”

One person added: “Surely, though, it makes sense to invest in an area that is actually generating income, rather than asset stripping.

Thousands of people flocked to Skegness - but there was a lot of rubbish to clean up after

“If you invest in the area, it will create more income. But if you keep asset stripping, eventually the income produced from the area will decrease and you will be left with even less money to spread around.

“And while it seems to be mainly private investment in this area, it will not be much longer before this also decreases, if they are not getting any help from the councils.”

Mayor of Skegness, Danny Brookes, also commented on social media to say: “The car parks in Skegness take more money than the rest of the district put together.”

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Portfolio holder for coastal economy, Councillor Steve Kirk, told us earlier this week when we ran the first story on this issue: “Whilst Skegness generates significant sums of money in the season, most people recognise the resort also costs significant sums to run.

“The facilities, attractions, cleansing and management of the foreshore require a high level of spending throughout the year.

“It is important to remember the district council, like all councils across the country, is feeling significant financial challenges and the authority is working hard to protect the services it provides to communities including food safety, housing standards and advice/homelessness support, waste collection.

“All monies generated throughout the district are pooled centrally and used to deliver the priorities of the council.

“That being said, we welcome the opportunity to discuss the concerns raised by members of Skegness Town Council to see how any issues they may have could be addressed.”